Hilal KUSCU KARATEPE
@osmaniye.edu.tr
Nursing Department
Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Health Sciences Faculty
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nurse Leadership, Nurse Performance
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Hilal Kuşcu Karatepe and Emine Türkmen
Wiley
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to: (a) identify and examine the influence of clinical leadership, creative team climate (CTC) and structural empowerment (SE) on the nurse performance (NP) of clinical nurses in hospitals in Turkey, and (b) establish a model designed to verify the fit and effect of these factors.
BACKGROUND
Nurse performance is a significant indicator of work efficiency, patient care quality and patient safety. Existing studies explaining the mechanisms that lead to higher nurse performance have been limited.
DESIGN
This descriptive, cross-sectional study used relation prediction modelling and adhered to STROBE guidelines.
METHODS
This study used an online survey to collect data from volunteered 664 clinical nurses working in hospitals in Turkey. The data were analysed using SPSS version 26.0 and the AMOS 24.0 program. Path analysis was used to verify/test the hypothetical model, and the fit was evaluated by χ2 /df, GFI, AGFI, NFI, CFI, IFI, RFI, TLI, RMR and RMSEA.
RESULTS
The fit index of the modified path model was χ2 /df = 3.730, GFI = 0.904, AGFI = 0.892, NFI = 0.907, CFI = 0.923, IFI = 0.923, RFI = 0.906, TLI = 0.912, RMR = 0.078 and RMSEA = 0.064. Through creative team climate and structural empowerment, clinical leadership had the greatest standardised direct (β = .35) and indirect (β = .17) effects on clinical nurse performance, the final outcome variable. Creative team climate (β = .23) and structural empowerment (β = .19) also had a significant standardised direct effect on nurse performance. Clinical leadership, creative team climate and structural empowerment explained 39% of the total variance of nurse performance.
CONCLUSIONS
This study shows that clinical nurse performance in hospitals was significantly influenced by clinical leadership, creative team climate and structural empowerment. The results suggest that intervention programmes considering these factors could be implemented to enhance nurse performance.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Improved nurse performance requires strong clinical leadership, creative team climate and structural empowerment. Therefore, healthcare organisations may implement initiatives to enhance nurse performance by taking these factors into account.
Hilal Kuşcu Karatepe, Hanife Tiryaki Şen, and Emine Türkmen
Hindawi Limited
PURPOSE
To examine the mediating role of social capital in the effects of self-efficacy and psychological resilience on nurses' and physicians' work performance and life satisfaction.
DESIGN AND METHODS
In this cross-sectional study, data were collected using an online questionnaire.
FINDINGS
Social capital had 0.04 indirect effects of general self-efficacy and psychological resilience on work performance, and accounted for 48% and 35% of the total effect, respectively. Social capital had 0.11 and 0.07 indirect effects of general self-efficacy and psychological resilience on life satisfaction, and accounted for 16% and 19% of the total effect, respectively.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
The study suggests the existence of social capital when nurses' and physicians' self-efficacy and psychological resilience affect their work performance and life satisfaction.